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Christian Anderson in 1816. In this research, the researcher found some deixis theory from some linguists but the researcher focused in deixis theory from
Stephen C. Levinson including five types, they are: person deixis, place deixis, time deixis, discourse deixis and social deixis. The researcher wants to analyze
deixis found in ‘The Little Mermaid’ fairy tale. The researher chooses to analyze
deixis because the researcher wants to explain about the definition of deixis to readers. The researcher takes fifteen data from fourteen chapter in The Little
Mer maid’ fairy tale. This research will be analyzed in pragmatics framework by
using deixis theory.
1.2 Statement of the Problems
Based on the background of the study above, the writer has two statements of the problems as follows:
1. What are the types of deixis used in “The Little Mermaid” Fairy Tale in
Disney’s Princess Treasury Book? 2.
What are the dominant types of deixis appear in “The Little Mermaid” Fairy Tale in Disney’s Princess Treasury Book?
1.3 Objective of the Study
Every research has a goal to be achieved. The researcher has argument the principal purpose that is suitable of statements of the problem. The purpose of
this study are: 1.
To find out the types of deixis used in “The Little Mermaid” Fairy Tale in Disney’s Princess Treasury Book.
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2. To identify the dominant types of deixis appear in “The Little Mermaid”
Fairy Tale in Disney’s Princess Treasury Book.
1.4 Significance of the Study
This research are supposed to conduct some considerations. The first, this research can give significances such as to give better understanding about
deixis theory on “The Little Mermaid” fairy tale. The second, this research can give information about deixis to further researcher, students of State Islamic
University of Sunan Ampel Surabaya, especially English Department in Letters and Humanities faculty and readers. The last, this research can give inspirations
and alternative reference for the readers who are interested in analysing deixis.
1.5 Scope and Limitation
Deixis is one part of pragmatics that include person deixis first person deixis, second person deixis, third person deixis, place deixis, time deixis, social
deixis snd discourse deixis. This research focuses on pragmatics framework. The scope of this research is to identify and analyze deixis based on Stephen C.
Levinson theory. This research focuses on deixis used in a fairy tale which covered five
types of deixis. The researcher chooses her analysis in disney’s fairy tale entitled
“The Little Mermaid” published in 1816. The Little Mermaid include Disney’s Princess Treasury Book.
Actually, Disney’s Princess Treasury Book have six kinds of fairy tale
such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, The
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Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast. As a conlusion, the researcher limits her discussion of deixis used in ‘The Little Mermaid’ fairy tale from
Disneys Princess Treasury book.
1.6 Definition of Key Terms
